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THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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Is  there  plenty  of  room  on  the  side 
table  ? 
Are  the  chairs  properly  placed  ? 
Are  the  morning-  papers  where  they 
should  be  ? 
Are  any  doors  unnecessarily  open  ? 
Is  there  a  drawer  that  is  not  tightly 
closed  ? 
Has  any  dust  been  overlooked  in  the 
dining-room  ? 
Two  minutes  before  the  breakfast  hour, 
begin  to  fill  the  glasses  with  water.  This 
will  be  finished  in  time,  and  the  water 
will  be  cool  and  fresh. 
As  to  the  time  for  placing  butter  upon 
the  table,  a  waitress  must  be  guided  by 
her  judgment.  In  winter,  when  butter 
is  very  hard,  it  may  be  put  on  sooner 
than  in  summer,  when  it  should  be  kept 
cool  until  needed. 
Bread  must  be  always  freshly  cut. 
So  says  Good  Housekeeping. 
To  Serve  the  Breakfast. 
The  journal  above  noted  gives  explicit 
directions  also  for  breakfast  service  by 
the  expert  waitress.  These  are  none  the 
less  valuable  to  the  mother  or  daughter 
who  lays  the  home  table  than  to  one  who 
makes  a  business  of  table  service,  and  we 
gladly  give  them  place  : 
1.  A  dining  room  must  be  in  perfect 
order  before  breakfast  is  served. 
2.  A  waitress  is  responsible  for  the 
heat  of  the  dishes  after  they  come  from 
the  kitchen.  If  too  hot,  she  must  cool 
them  ;  if  not  hot  enough,  she  must  send 
them  back. 
3.  Coffee  and  hot  milk  must  be  kept  at 
the  right  temperature  to  preserve  their 
best  flavor. 
4.  Water  must  be  fresh  and  cool. 
5.  Butter  must  not  be  served  so  soon  as 
to  become  soft  and  oily. 
6.  Bread  must  be  freshly  cut. 
7.  Glasses  must  be  kept  filled. 
8.  Nothing  but  an  unexpected  extra 
should  ever  be  asked  for. 
9.  Everything  must  be  passed  at  the 
left,  placed  at  the  right. 
10.  In  clearing  the  table,  food  must  be 
first  removed  ;  then  soiled  china,  glass, 
silver  and  cutlery  ;  then  clean  china, 
glass,  silver  and  cutlery  ;  then  crumbs. 
11.  Everything  relating  to  one  course 
must  be  removed  before  serving  another 
course. 
The  dish  of  fruit  is  to  stand  in  the  cen¬ 
ter  of  the  table.  Place  a  salt  cup,  with 
its  spoon,  and  a  pepper  box  for  the  use  of 
every  two  people.  Put  for  each  person  a 
fruit  plate,  on  which  is  a  fruit  doily,  and 
a  finger  bowl  one-third  full  of  water.  On 
the  plate  at  the  the  right  of  the  bowl  lay 
a  silver  fruit  knife,  on  the  left  of  the 
plate  a  fruit  spoon.  At  the  right  of  each 
plate  place  a  tumbler  for  water  and 
another  for  milk.  At  the  left  put  a  little 
plate  for  bread,  butter  and  hot  muffins. 
On  the  table,  at  the  right  of  the  plates, 
lay  a  breakfast  knife,  with  the  sharp 
edge  of  the  blade  turned  toward  the 
plate,  a  silver  knife  for  butter,  and  a 
dessertspoon,  with  bowl  turned  up.  At 
the  left  lay  a  breakfast  fork,  with  the 
tines  turned  up,  and  a  napkin. 
Mrs.  Eyebright’s  Ways. 
MRS.  EYE  BRIGHT  is  a  model 
woman.  Her  first  rule  is  to  spend 
and  be  spent  only  for  essentials — for  the 
things  acknowledged  to  be  of  most 
value  when  one  sits  back  and  takes  a  look 
at  life:  for  health,  for  happiness,  for 
every-day  comfort  and  prosperity.  She 
was  wise  enough  to  marry  the  man  she 
loved,  and  always  let  him  have  his  own 
way,  or  think  he  had  it.  She  is  convinced 
that  silence  oftenest  conquers,  and  de¬ 
mands  of  herself  that  though  the  skies 
When  Baby  was  sick,  we  gave  her  Castoria, 
When  she  was  a  Child,  she  cried  for  Castoria, 
When  she  became  Miss,  she  clung  to  Castoria, 
When  she  had  Children,  she  gave  them  Castoria 
fall  she  must  keep  sweet-tempered;  so 
she  lives  within  her  income,  cultivates 
content,  and  keeps  her  nerves  steady. 
She  has  found  that  red  table-cloths  wear 
twice  as  long  as  white,  and  that  the 
finest  linen  toweling  —  that  plaided 
with  red  lines  is  usually  chosen — cut  in 
squares  and  hemmed,  makes  very  good 
napkins  for  every-day  use  and  lasts  much 
longer  than  damask.  When  the  oil-cloth 
upon  her  kitchen  tables  was  worn  out  at 
the  corners  she  cut  it  into  suitable  widths, 
painted  it  a  soft  gray  and  used  it  to  cover 
the  pantry  shelves.  Pieces  of  paarbled 
oilcloth  that  were  beyona  cleaning  came 
out  as  good  as  new  under  a  coat  of  the 
paint,,  and  now  her  shelves  are  easily 
wiped  and  are  always  tidy. 
Instead  of  ruining  her  bowls  and  basins , 
she  washes  the  tin  cans  after  they  are 
emptied  of  fruit  or  vegetables  and  turns 
into  them  the  hot  grease  and  dripping 
set  aside  to  cool  and  possibly  to  be 
cleansed  for  frying  doughnuts,  etc.  When 
the  cans  become  dingy  they  are  tossed 
aside  and  replaced  by  new  ones.  One  or 
two  five-cent  brushes  are  always  at  hand, 
as  they  clean  potatoes  and  other  vege¬ 
tables  much  more  quickly  and  thoroughly 
than  can  be  done  with  the  hand. 
Mrs.  Eyebright  has  perfected  herself 
in  the  art  of  making  10  sorts  of  bread- 
stuffs— wheat,  rye,  Graham,  corn  and 
brown  bread  :  gems,  buns,  biscuits,  rolls 
and  muffins — and  has  no  need  to  depend 
upon  rich  cakes  and  pastry  to  make  her 
tea  table  attractive.  With  fruit,  a  salad, 
and,  maybe,  only  a  dish  of  creamed  pota¬ 
toes,  she  never  hesitates  to  ask  a  caller 
to  join  them  because  there  is  nothing  for 
supper. 
She  knows  that  all-wool  cashmeres  and 
flannels  can  be  washed  and  made  over  to 
the  last  shreds,  and  keeps  her  girls  in 
flannel  sailor  suits  much  of  the  time, 
thereby  saving  much  washing  of  cambrics 
and  ginghams.  “  After  they  are  10  years 
old,”  she  says,  “  I  mean  to  dress  them  as 
prettily  as  I  can.  At  present  neatness 
and  good  manners  will  make  them  suffic¬ 
iently  attractive.”  For  herself  there  is 
always  a  black  dress  trim  and  natty.  She 
will  never  have  it  “dressy”  or  fine,  but 
knows  the  wisdom  of  a  bit  of  new  trim¬ 
ming  when  an  old  gown  is  washed, 
pressed  and  remade. 
If  her  husband  were  a  model  man,  Mrs. 
Eyebright  would  soon  possess  herself  of 
a  carpet  sweeper,  a  meat  chopper,  a 
clothes  wringer  and  a  washer,  besides  all 
sorts  of  kitchen  contrivances,  and  every 
agate-ware  dish  her  heart  could  desire. 
The  butter  making  would  be  conducted 
in  creamery  style  by  the  men  of  the  fam¬ 
ily,  and  hot  and  cold  water  would  flow 
from  faucets  in  bath  room,  vat  tubs  and 
sink.  No  good  management  on  her  part 
can  work  the  wonders  that  these  con¬ 
veniences  would.  MANNING  E. 
*  *  *- 
Bi.ack  Bean  Soup. — This  is  one  of  the 
recipes  of  the  Boston  Cooking  School,  but 
we  are  not  admitted  to  the  secret  as  to 
wherein  consists  the  virtue  of  having  the 
beans  black.  Soak  a  pint  of  black  beans 
overnight,  drain  and  cover  well  with 
cold  water,  add  a  teaspoonful  of  soda  and 
boil  15  minutes.  Change  the  water  and 
boil  again  10  minutes,  drain,  add  one 
quart  of  cold  water  and  boil  until  the 
beans  are  soft,  adding  more  water  as  this 
boils  away.  Rub  the  beans  through  a 
sieve.  Cook  together  one  tablespoonful  of 
butter  and  one  tablespoonful  of  flour, 
then  pour  on  the  hot  bean  liquid.  Season 
with  a  tablespoonful  of  salt,  one-half  tea¬ 
spoonful  of  pepper  and  a  few  grains  of 
cayenne.  Simmer  10  minutes,  add  a  pint 
of  hot  milk  ;  add  four  hard  boiled  eggs 
cut  fine,  then  serve. 
Bean  and  pea  soups  require  a  little 
thickening  added,  otherwise  the  solid 
and  liquid  portions  will  separate. 
The  fair  mistress  of  the  school  is  in 
straits  because  she  cannot  find  where 
black  beans  are  grown — not  in  New  Eng¬ 
land,  grocers  tell  her.  Poor  New  England 
— and  alas,  poor  Boston — dependent  on 
outsiders  for  even  black  beans  ! 
Piscetttttteou.s  SUUertioinQ. 
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The  Rubai.. 
That  Your  Hair 
may  retain 
its  youthful  color, 
fullness,  and  beauty, 
dress  it  daily 
with 
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It  cleanses  the 
scalp,  cures  humors, 
and  stimulates  a 
new  growth 
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FARMS  FOR  SALE. 
H.  Brooks,  Auburn,  Cayuga  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Is  now  press¬ 
ing  upon  the  market  for  executors  and  aged  non-resi¬ 
dents  nearly  10  of  the  best  farms  In  Central  N.  Y.  at 
15  to  40  per  cent  less  than  cash  value.  Many  of  these 
have  produced  0  tons  hay,  40  bu.  wheat,  55  bu.  barley 
and  80  bu.  oats  per  acre.  Buyers  are  requested  to 
correspond  with  the  above,  describing  their  wants. 
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SAM’L  B.  WOODS,  LEWIS  D.  AYLETT 
Mayor  City  of  Charlottes-  Formerly  Treasurer 
vllle.  Va.  Commissioner  Georgia  Pacific  R.R. 
of  Virginia  VIRGINIA, 
ALBEMARLE  COUNTY. 
fhe  great  fruit,  grain  and  stock  raising  section  of 
the  State.  Wlntersmlld  and  short.  Scenery  beautiful. 
Health  fine.  Near  the  great  markets.  Educational 
advantages  unsurpassed. 
Land  Good  !  Prices  Cheap  I  Taxes  Low  ! 
Farms  and  City  property  for  sale.  Write  to 
WOODS  dt  AYLETT,  Charlottesville,  Va. 
Tripp’s  Adjustable  Carriage  and  Sleigh  Pole 
Is  the  best  and  cheapest.  Write  for  circular  and 
price-list.  H.  D.  PRESTON,  De  Ruyter,  N.  Y. 
Dr.  J.  C.  Ayer  &  Co. 
Lowell,  Mass. 
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OsmstPONDEROSA  tomato 
AND  BOT  H 
GLORY  and  PROFIT 
AWAIT 
YOU. 
so  valuablethat  we  paid  $250  last  year  for  the  NAME  alone  when  sold  under  the  No.  “400.” 
This  year  we  think  more  of  it  than  ever  and  to  aid  in  making  its  merits  still  wider  known 
we  have  doubled  the  amount  ot  the  money  prizes. 
NOW  THEN  FOR  I  892  WE  OFFER  S500.00 
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35  &  37  Cortlandt  Street,  NEW  YORK. 
for  the  heaviest  single  fruits  raised  from  seeds  of  Ponderosa  bought  in  18Q2  in  our  sealed  pack¬ 
ets.  Full  details  in  Catalogue  mentioned  below,  where  also  its  fine  qualities  are  told  at 
leng  h.  It  should  be  grown  in 
because  the  essential  feature  of  EARLINESS,  SIZE,  WEIGHT,  COLOR,  SOLIDITY  and 
QUALITY,  that  make  the  ide  d  Tomato,  this  Ponderosa  variety  possesses  in  the  superlative 
degree.  Delicate  persons  will  always  prefer  it  because  it  is  nearly  seedless. 
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and  is  the  largest  and  handsomest  ever  issued.  It  is  replete  with  many  engravings 
and  colored  plates  ot  all  that  is  new  and  desirable  in  S  EDS  and  PLANTS. 
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WOOD  ASHES. 
Screened  and  In  store,  for  direct  shipment  on  short 
notice,  in  carload  lots  or  barrels.  Our  thirty  years’ 
experience  In  selecting  and  Importing  Wood  Ashes 
enables  us  to  fully  guarantee  the  strength  and 
purity  of  all  our  Ashes.  Price,  sample,  pamphlet  and 
other  informatldh  sent  on  application.  Agents 
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